Legal Opinion
Fairfield Township Volunteer Fire Co. v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 11, 1992No. 7 W.D. Appeal Docket 1991PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
The issue raised by this case is whether a complainant under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 P.S. § 955(a), has made out a prima facie case of unlawful discrimination because of failure to hire based on the employer’s failure to establish specific qualifications for the job applied for.
*443On April 1,1982 Sarah Henderson applied for the position of firefighter with the Fairfield Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 (“fire company”). At the time, the bylaws of the fire company did not permit female members, and the fire company, therefore, refused to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corp. v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Human Relations CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Fairfield Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
3Cited by23 opinions
- Sandra L. SIMPSON Appellant, v. KAY JEWELERS, DIVISION OF STERLING, INC.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Jacques v. Akzo International Salt, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Kroptavich v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Connors v. Chrysler Financial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Brennan v. National Telephone Directory Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
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